Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
2011/02/13 13:05 KST
S. Korea confirms 2 more bird flu outbreaks
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Sunday confirmed two additional bird flu outbreaks in areas near Seoul despite nationwide efforts to stem the spread of the disease.
The farm ministry said the new cases were reported at a medium-sized duck farm and a small poultry farm that raises chickens and ducks, which reported symptoms earlier in the week.
All 8,400 birds on the two farms in Hwaseong south of Seoul and Dongducheon north of the capital have been culled and buried, with other bird farms within a 3-kilometer radius being checked for infections.
The outbreaks are the first to be confirmed since a chicken farm that raised 35,000 birds tested positive for the virulent H5N1 strain on Wednesday, and the 42nd and 43rd outbreaks reported in the past 45 days.
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yonngong@yna.co.kr
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2011/02/13/95/0501000000AEN20110213001500320F.HTML
S. Korea confirms 2 more bird flu outbreaks
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Sunday confirmed two additional bird flu outbreaks in areas near Seoul despite nationwide efforts to stem the spread of the disease.
The farm ministry said the new cases were reported at a medium-sized duck farm and a small poultry farm that raises chickens and ducks, which reported symptoms earlier in the week.
All 8,400 birds on the two farms in Hwaseong south of Seoul and Dongducheon north of the capital have been culled and buried, with other bird farms within a 3-kilometer radius being checked for infections.
The outbreaks are the first to be confirmed since a chicken farm that raised 35,000 birds tested positive for the virulent H5N1 strain on Wednesday, and the 42nd and 43rd outbreaks reported in the past 45 days.
...
yonngong@yna.co.kr
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2011/02/13/95/0501000000AEN20110213001500320F.HTML